Principal Software Engineer - Software Test

Description

The team builds and tests software for aircraft programs at the Aeronautics Systems business of the company. The role is a principal position in software test, working across all phases of the development lifecycle: design, development and testing.

This role depends on program funding, and start dates are set once funding is confirmed.

Location is San Diego, California or Grand Forks, North Dakota, with a partly hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities

• Review the requirements allocated to each computer software configuration item (CSCI).
• Design, build, maintain and run automated tests that qualify embedded software.
• Help software developers and other engineers find the root cause of problems seen during installation, integration, acceptance testing and operations.
• Write and run installation, integration and acceptance test procedures in an automated test environment.
• Plan how separate software components are integrated into one system.
• Write clear, detailed and concise technical documentation.
• Work closely with systems engineers, hardware designers, integration and test engineers, and program leadership.
• Move between development, lab and operational environments as the work requires.
• Handle varied assignments in a fast-paced setting with high expectations and frequent change.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field plus 5 years of related engineering experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field plus 3 years, or a PhD in a STEM field plus 1 year.
• Professional experience with Agile within the last 3 years.
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Professional experience writing software and scripts in C/C++, C or Java, and Python, within the last 3 years.
• Professional experience with change control, change management and CI/CD tools such as the Atlassian suite, GitHub, GitLab and/or Jenkins, within the last 3 years.
• Professional experience with test methodologies, frameworks and automated testing using tools such as GoogleTest, TestComplete, Cucumber, Atlas, Eggplant Automation, Unit Test Factory, ATF, Robot or similar, within the last 3 years.
• Professional experience developing, integrating or testing multi-threaded software for flight critical, safety critical, medical or mission critical real-time applications.
• Professional experience within the last 3 years architecting, designing, modeling (Rhapsody or Cameo), implementing, maintaining, integrating, debugging, verifying and qualifying safety-critical embedded real-time software, or command and control software written in object-oriented C++ on real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, Integrity and/or real-time embedded Linux.
• Ability to work with systems engineers, hardware designers, software developers, and integration and test engineers to build and maintain complex software systems.
• An active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Preferred: a bachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, computer science or electrical engineering.
• Preferred: leadership, teamwork, time management, organization and interpersonal communication skills.
• Preferred: recent professional experience with DOORS and/or software requirements testing using simulators, and with scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, QSA/QT and/or Bash.

Conditions

Secret clearance is required before start. Relocation assistance may be available.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

Base salary range for the primary level is $114,000.00 to $171,000.00. Final pay depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Equal opportunity applies to all candidates.

Benefits

• Possible overtime, shift differential and discretionary annual bonus, depending on the position.
• Long-term incentives may be offered for Vice President and Director roles.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.